i want to bring in dan gross, president of the brady campaign to end gun violence. what do you make of what jessica is reporting? [ inaudible ] >> we're having a hard time hearing you because of the announcement. let me just bring jessica back and we will come to you again. hopefully they will have stopped the announcement. in terms of what could be possible through executive order, on this list, some of the information on background checks, perhaps? >> expanding the way that -- improving the way background checks are conducted could be done through executive order. making the information more readily available. improving the way mental health is reported forward could be done through executive order and gathering more research on where the guns are in america. that's another thing that could be done. there's a long list. i could go on but you may want to get to your guest. >> check back with dan gross. mr. gross, what do you make of this? is this what you expected? is this what you hoped for? >> it is what we expected and hoped for. they have been saying they want